Track your progress with the goal setting App Raise the Bar Raise the Bar I like goodreads reading challenge a lot. I can set my goal such as read 52 books in 2016. The it will show me my progress in percent. Simple but very effective. I wanted to track my other goals in the same… Read Article →

Two very good audio courses to start learning japanese: Pimsleur versus Michel Thomas courses on audible. How to start speaking Japanese with Audible! I am an absolute beginner and want to focus on learning to speek japanese. I deliverately pospone reading and writing. Some time ago I listened to the Michel Thomas Beginner Japanese Lessons… Read Article →

Check these cool tools for Gmail, Google Calendar and more! Make life easy 🙂 Checker Plus Chrome Extentions As I use Gmail and the Google Calendar all day long (work & private life) in chrome browser these tools are really useful. Cool features Sit in the browser with other extentions and are therefore visible all… Read Article →

A Game for Learning Scrumban Principles The guys from Scrumban [R]Evolution made a game / simulation / training tool … I tried it and it is indeed fun if you want to get the key points! You can also take that tool as an opportunity to (collectively?) reflect on how you proceed work! … Well yes: I… Read Article →

Make every day the best day of your life by starting your day with Hal Elrods SAVERs. The Book A cool book about morning routines and habits. The key idea is to start every morning with 6 habits called the SAVERs: S – Silence A – Affirmations V – Visualization E – Exercise R – Reading… Read Article →

Drawing on iPad with Autodesk SketchBook I loved to use Adobe Ideas for creating illustrations on my iPad. Unfortunately the app has been replaced by Adobe Draw and is not working on my device anymore 🙁 Even worse: I can´t use Adobe Draw! This app is working technically … but it´s not working for me:… Read Article →

Getting distracted in huge Trello boards? Don´t want do scroll endlessly? Try this chrome app for Trello: Trellists: Trello Lists Master In a recent post I complained about a feature I missed in Trello: the possibility to fold or collapse lists. In huge boards this would be really useful. Now I found an app that… Read Article →

Swamped with work? Start here and STOP! Listen to this great book: Think Fast! Accurate Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Planning in Minutes a Day by Guy Hale A very interesting book that provides a guideline – or a process – that can help us to deal with overwhelming workload: break down tasks, prioritize, pick the right strategy for each… Read Article →